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Old Frontier Stuff
Old Frontier Stuff
Old Frontier Stuff

Old Frontier Stuff

Artist (American, 1859 - 1953)
Date1927
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions36 1/4 x 30 1/8 inches (92.1 x 76.5 cm)
Frame: 43 3/4 × 37 3/4 × 2 5/8 inches (111.1 × 95.9 × 6.7 cm)
Credit LinePartial Bequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965 and Partial Gift of Nelda C. Stark, 1973
Object number31.25.77
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextSharp portrays nostalgia for the West in his still life. He depicts relics such as moccasins, powder horn, and spurs. Through these artifacts, he poignantly portrays the passing of the Old West. The buffalo skull dominating the foreground conveys not only the death of the bison. It also serves as an emblem for contemplation on mortality and the death of an era.
ProvenanceCharles O. Erbaugh collection; purchased October 22, 1954 through (Jane Hiatt, Taos, New Mexico) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; ½ interest bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation [1]; remaining ½ interest gifted June 15, 1973 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation by Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art | 1. Owned jointly by H.J. Lutcher Stark and Nelda C. Stark until his death at which point his ½ interest was bequeathed to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation.
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